"People who recalled a childhood trauma in a second language showed less emotional distress than those recounting the event in their native tongue."
This explain a lot, probably also related with the fact that swearing in a foreign language doesn't feel as bad
🔗 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/17/how-learning-thinking-in-a-foreign-language-improves-decision-making
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